: > Besides, most codes say NO as near as I can tell. : >
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: : Pop : Can you provide a citation. The only limitation on the use of solder : that I can recall from years of using the US NEC is that you cannot make : grounding connections that are dependent on solder for the mechanical : connection. The practice that code provision was aimed at was the tack : soldering of bonding conductors to enclosures. : --
If you mean a NEC or similar, no, I can't. It's generally the local codes that forbid it AFAIK. When I said "most codes" I meant the locals. Where I am now in far northern NY, it's not allowed because I asked. I've read other people claiming it's against code too, but no one ever backed it up with a NEC para or anything similar, so I don't know about those. Mainly I said that because I didn't want to make it sound like it's something just anyone can jump into and do. Lots of people here never seem to bother checking with their CEO for things like that and figure if it's NEC it's good to go, for the US anyway.
Hope that makes sense - sorry if it was misleading. If you really want the local code wording, I could get it, but ... not much point to it since it won't have any bearing on anyplace else.
Also, due to its malleability, I wouldn't be surprised if it was forbidden to ever use solder without a mechanical capture at the same time, but that's just a guess too.
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